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Salix lemmonii / Mesic-Tall Forbs Shrubland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Salix lemmonii / Mesic-Tall Forbs Shrubland Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This upper montane-subalpine riparian shrubland association is known from the eastern Sierra Nevada, Carson Range, and Independence Range in northeastern Nevada at elevations ranging from 2260 to 3110 m (7400-10,200 feet). Stand widths are typically narrow on terraces and benches along streams but are occasionally very wide in wet meadows near seeps and springs. Valley-bottom gradients vary from flat to very high (0-7%) with sideslopes gentle to moderate (<25%). Substrates are generally Cryoborolls with fine or coarse textures. Litter and cryptogams comprise half the ground cover. The vegetation is characterized by a dense tall-shrub layer (2-5 m tall) that is dominated by Salix lemmonii with an herbaceous layer dominated by tall and mesic forbs. Occasional Alnus incana are emergent over willows, and Ribes spp., Lonicera involucrata, and Symphoricarpos oreophilus are often present and may form an open short-shrub layer (1-2 m tall). Abundant and consistent species in the moderately dense herbaceous layer include dominance or codominance by Aconitum columbianum, Castilleja miniata, Conium maculatum, Lupinus polyphyllus, Mertensia ciliata, Osmorhiza occidentalis, Senecio triangularis, Thalictrum fendleri, or Veratrum californicum. Other common forbs include Chamerion angustifolium (= Epilobium angustifolium), Hackelia micrantha, and Solidago canadensis. Low cover of graminoids, including Bromus carinatus, Carex athrostachya, Carex microptera, Carex scopulorum, or Hordeum brachyantherum, is common.  Accession Code: VB.CC.23154.SALIXLEMMONIIME Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 28-Jun-2001 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Salix lemmonii Seasonally Flooded Shrubland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Lemmon's Willow / Mesic-Tall Forbs Shrubland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686936 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL002771   Scientific: Salix lemmonii / Mesic-Tall Forbs Shrubland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Salix lemmonii / Mesic-Tall Forbs Shrubland